The NF Chairman Tom Holmes foresaw what may happen, and the damage standing against each other does. So he tried to bring about some form of agreement, or damage limitation agreement with the BNP Chairman Nicholas Griffin.

But to no avail.

So I suggest you write to your Chairman expressing your concerns, and ask him why he ignores this situation, when it can only get worse and not better.

max

Why would the BNP do that? They are in a far stronger position than the National Front, by allowing them to stand as the sole nationalist representative, they will be effectively:

2) Allowing the NF to raise their profile, and attract support. Once in a stronger financial position the NF leader may then renege on the deal and go head-to-head with the BNP.

So the BNP lost potentially 16 votes, it doesn't seem worth the risk. But of course the establishment would love the NF to split the BNP's vote...it will be interesting to see if the party receives any large donations before the Euros.

Does the Lib/Lab/Con endorse each others policies when they reach agreements about standing aside in certain areas? I think not. It is called political expediency.

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2) Allowing the NF to raise their profile, and attract support. Once in a stronger financial position the NF leader may then renege on the deal and go head-to-head with the BNP.

I think that this is the greatest worry of the BNP hierarchy myself, as with so many disgruntled and disillusioned BNP members floating about, it would hit them hard in their pocket money should members start leaving for greener pastures.

I also think that you are confusing the integrity of Tom Holmes with that of Nicholas Griffin.

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So the BNP lost potentially 16 votes, it doesn't seem worth the risk. But of course the establishment would love the NF to split the BNP's vote...it will be interesting to see if the party receives any large donations before the Euros.

If the NF did receive a large donation, the lot would be spent on electioneering, and not just a small percentage as do the BNP.

But that isn't going to happen is it, and you mentioning it is just another little swipe at the NF, and this thread is full of them.

I suggest that you and your colleagues stop moaning, and sniping at them, everytime the NF stand, or at least move out of that glass house before you do.

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of course the establishment would love the NF to split the BNP's vote...it will be interesting to see if the party receives any large donations before the Euros.

It would not make any difference.

As far as I know, there is no enthusiasm within the NF for contesting these elections. We want to leave the European Union not become personally involved with it ourselves. The sort of money required for a half-decent Euro-election campaign would be enough to equip every Region with its own minibus and printing facilities - and that's just for starters.

This was a very poor result for the National Front. This should emphasize the lesson that building a good unit comes before fighting elections. Nationalists learn nothing and gain no benefits from standing paper candidates. Compare the difference in votes for two Democratic Nationalist candidates in the May elections in Bradford: while the DN candidate in Queensbury who ran no campaign at all received only 18 votes (0.4%), Neil Craig in Wyke who is known in the area and put out a leaflet to every household managed 332 votes (9.0%) in the party's first set of elections.

But imagine a situation where the NF grows somewhat and starts contesting many seats. Now imagine both parties vying for success in a particular constituency, things might become a bit heated, and the NF start attacking Griffin and the BNP leadership through a leaflet campaign, and the BNP reciprocate. The result? Nationalists are doing the work of Searchlight for them, yep, and the money comes from our own pockets.

It won't happen. The NF are a blast from the past, a shadow of their former selves. One has to admire the tenacity of their small band of brothers, but the electorate have clearly shown that when it comes to a choice between the BNP and the NF the former will win every time. Wake up and smell the coffee, a trite but apposite cliche1

It won't happen. The NF are a blast from the past, a shadow of their former selves. One has to admire the tenacity of their small band of brothers, but the electorate have clearly shown that when it comes to a choice between the BNP and the NF the former will win every time. Wake up and smell the coffee, a trite but apposite cliche1

I agree, they are a shadow of their former selves, a shadow also of the true potential that they can achieve.

The NF is re-emerging as far as I can see, and all they need to do now is re-invent themselves, which in turn will lead to the re-establishing of them in the public consciousness for all the right reasons.

I'm not sure what form this re-inventing will take, or what public image it will emit.

But with some serious thought and a bit of marketing, a new NF could be just around the corner.

In my opinion there are more intelligent and articulate Nationalists now residing outside of the BNP than are actually in it.

So why these people are content to languish in no-man's land while their country is falling apart I really do not know. Especially when there is a party ready and waiting to be moulded into something original and appealing to the voting public.

All it takes is commitment, input and the will to make it happen; so what is stopping you?